About The Word Rejoice
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Rejoice
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What's The Definition Of Rejoice?
[v] to express great joy; "As if the sea, and sky, and earth, rejoiced with new-born liberty." Shelley
[v] feel happiness or joy [v] be ecstatic with joy Synonyms | Synonyms for Rejoice: exult | joy | jubilate | revel | triumph | triumph | wallow Related Terms | Find terms related to Rejoice: See Also | be on cloud nine | cheer | cheer | cheer up | cheer up | chirk up | chirk up | experience | exult | feel | gladden | glory | jump for joy | walk on air Rejoice In Webster's Dictionary \Re*joice"\ (r[-e]*jois"), v. i. [imp. & p. p.
{Rejoiced} (-joist"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Rejoicing}
(-joi"s?ng).] [OE. rejoissen, OF. resjouir, resjoir, F.
r['e]jouir; pref. re- re- + OF, esjouir, esjoir, F.
['e]jouir, to rejoice; pref. es- (L. ex-) + OF. jouir, joir,
F. jouir, from L. gaudere to rejoice. See {Joy}.]
To feel joy; to experience gladness in a high degree; to have
pleasurable satisfaction; to be delighted. ``O, rejoice
beyond a common joy.'' --Shak.
I will be glad and rejoice in thy mercy. --Ps. xxxi. 7.
Syn: To delight; joy; exult; triumph.
\Re*joice"\, v. t. 1. To enjoy. [Obs.] --Bp. Peacock. 2. To give joy to; to make joyful; to gladden. I me rejoysed of my liberty. --Chaucer. While she, great saint, rejoices heaven. --Prior. Were he [Cain] alive, it would rejoice his soul to see what mischief it had made. --Arbuthnot. Syn: To please; cheer; exhilarate; delight. \Re*joice"\, n. The act of rejoicing. --Sir T. Browne. |
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